{"data":{"id":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-35","jurisdiction":"us-ma","citation":"Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 248, § 35","heading":"Personal liberty; how secured","body":"Section 35. No person shall be deprived of his liberty or held in custody by any person or in any place against his will or, if he is a minor, against the will of his parents, guardian or other person entitled to his custody, except by due process of law; but this section shall not apply to persons who have been legally convicted of crime and are serving sentence therefor.","path":["Part III","Title IV","Chapter 248"],"source_url":"https://malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartIII/TitleIV/Chapter248/Section35","current_through":"amendments passed before May 31, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T05:25:01Z","sha256":"06e36bca9f5741561244c6c1e347d9eacbef32ffccbdc0964b1c956fe204df31","source_id":"us-ma","stale":false,"prev":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-34","next":"us-ma/mass.-gen.-laws-ch.-248-36"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}